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2011 Golden Globe Nominations
Best Motion Picture – Drama
- The Descendants
- The Help
- Hugo
- The Ides of March
- Moneyball
- War Horse
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 50/50
- The Artist
- Bridesmaids
- Midnight In Paris
- My Week With Marilyn
Best Actor – Drama
- George Clooney – The Descendants
- Michael Fassbender – Shame
- Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar
- Ryan Gosling – The Ides of March
- Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Best Actress – Drama
- Glenn Close, – Albert Nobbs
- Viola Davis – The Help
- Rooney Mara – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
- Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
- Tilda Swinton – We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
- Jean DuJardin – The Artist
- Brendan Gleeson – The Guard
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50
- Ryan Gosling – Crazy, Stupid, Love.
- Owen Wilson – Midnight In Paris
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
- Jodie Foster – Carnage
- Kate Winslet – Carnage
- Charlize Theron – Young Adult
- Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids
- Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn
Best Supporting Actor
- Kenneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn
- Albert Brooks – Drive
- Jonah Hill – Moneyball
- Viggo Mortensen – A Dangerous Method
- Christopher Plummer – Beginners
Best Supporting Actress
- Bérénice Bejo – The Artist
- Jessica Chastain – The Help
- Octavia Spencer – The Help
- Shailene Woodley – The Descendants
- Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
Best Director
- Woody Allen – Midnight In Paris
- George Clooney – The Ides of March
- Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
- Alexander Payne – The Descendants
- Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Best Screenplay
- Midnight In Paris
- The Ides of March
- The Artist
- The Descendants
- Moneyball
Best Original Song – Motion Picture
- “Hello Hello” – Gnomeo and Juliet
- “The Keeper” – Machine Gun Preacher
- “Lay Your Head Down” – Albert Nobbs
- “The Living Proof” – The Help
- “Masterpiece” – W.E.
Best Original Score – Motion Picture
- The Artist
- W.E.
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
- Hugo
- War Horse
Best Foreign Language Film
- The Flowers of War (China)
- In The Land of Blood and Honey (USA)
- The Kid With The Bike (Belgium)
- A Separation (Iran)
- The Skin I Live In (Spain)
Best Animated Feature Film
- The Adventures of Tin Tin
- Arthur Christmas
- Cars 2
- Puss In Boots
- Rango
San Diego Film Critics Like “The Artist,” Michael Shannon
BEST FILM
THE ARTIST
DRIVE
HUGO
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
THE TREE OF LIFE
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
LE QUATTRO VOLTE
A SOMEWHAT GENTLE MAN
HAPPY HAPPY
OF GODS AND MEN
THE DOUBLE HOUR
BEST DIRECTOR
Nicolas Winding Refn, DRIVE
Martin Scorsese, HUGO
Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST
Terrence Malick, THE TREE OF LIFE
Woody Allen, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
BEST ACTRESS
Brit Marling, ANOTHER EARTH
Elizabeth Olsen, MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
Michelle Williams, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
Tilda Swinton, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
Viola Davis, THE HELP
BEST ACTOR
Michael Shannon, TAKE SHELTER
Brad Pitt, MONEYBALL
Brendan Gleeson, THE GUARD
George Clooney, THE DESCENDANTS
Jean Dujardin, THE ARTIST
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Shailene Woodley, THE DESCENDANTS
Bérénice Bejo, THE ARTIST
Carey Mulligan, SHAME
Jessica Chastain, THE HELP
Mélanie Laurent, BEGINNERS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Nick Nolte, WARRIOR
Albert Brooks, DRIVE
Andy Serkis, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Christopher Plummer, BEGINNERS
Max von Sydow, EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Woody Allen, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST
Mike Mills, BEGINNERS
Thomas McCarthy, WIN WIN
Will Reiser, 50/50
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, MONEYBALL
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, THE DESCENDANTS
Hossein Amini, DRIVE
John Logan, HUGO
Steve Kloves, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2
BEST DOCUMENTARY
PROJECT NIM
BUCK
CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS
INTO THE ABYSS
PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES
BEST ANIMATED FILM
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
HAPPY FEET TWO
KUNG FU PANDA 2
RANGO
WINNIE THE POOH
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Emmanuel Lubezki, THE TREE OF LIFE
Adam Stone, TAKE SHELTER
Guillaume Schiffman, THE ARTIST
Newton Thomas Sigel, DRIVE
Robert Richardson, HUGO
BEST EDITING
Oliver Bugge Coutté, BEGINNERS
Anne-Sophie Bion & Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST
Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, & Mark Yoshikawa, THE TREE OF LIFE
Mat Newman, DRIVE
Thelma Schoonmaker, HUGO
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dante Ferretti, HUGO
Anne Seibel, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Jack Fisk, THE TREE OF LIFE
Laurence Bennett, THE ARTIST
Stuart Craig, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2
BEST SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2
Alexandre Desplat, EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE
Alexandre Desplat, THE TREE OF LIFE
Howard Shore, HUGO
Ludovic Bource, THE ARTIST
BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2
CARNAGE
MARGIN CALL
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
THE HELP
BODY OF WORK FOR 2011
Jessica Chastain
KYLE COUNTS AWARD
Lee Ann Kim, San Diego Asian Film Foundation
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Movie Quote of the Day – Charade, 1963 (dir. Stanley Donen)
Peter Joshua: Do we know each other?
Regina Lampert: Why, do you think we’re going to?
Peter Joshua: I don’t know — how would I know?
Regina Lampert: Because I already know an awful lot of people. Until one of them dies I couldn’t possibly meet anyone else.
Peter Joshua: Hmm, well if anyone goes on the critical list, let me know.
18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations
The awards will be broadcast on January 29th, 2011 on both TNT and TBS.
Best Ensemble
- The Artist
- Bridesmaids
- The Descendants
- The Help
- Midnight In Paris
Best Actor
- Demián Bichir – A Better Life
- Jean Dujardin – The Artist
- George Clooney – The Descendants
- Leonardo DiCaprio – J. Edgar
- Brad Pitt – Moneyball
Best Actress
- Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
- Viola Davis – The Help
- Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
- Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn
- Tilda Swinton – We Need To Talk About Kevin
Best Supporting Actor
- Christopher Plummer – Beginners
- Armie Hammer – J. Edgar
- Kenneth Branagh – My Week With Marilyn
- Jonah Hill – Moneyball
- Nick Nolte – Warrior
Best Supporting Actress
- Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs
- Bérénice Bejo – The Artist
- Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
- Jessica Chastain – The Help
- Octavia Spencer – The Help
Best Stunt Ensemble
- The Adjustment Bureau
- Cowboys and Aliens
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
- Transfromers: Dark of the Moon
- X-Men: First Class
Houston Film Critics Like “The Descendants”, “Drive”
Best Picture: The Descendants
Best Director: Nicholas Winding Refn, Drive
Best Actor: Michael Fassbender, Shame
Best Actress: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Supporting Actor: Albert Brooks, Drive
Supporting Actress: Shailene Woodley, The Descendants
Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Nat Foxon & Jim Rash, The Descendants
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life
Best Song: “Life’s a Happy Song,” from The Muppets, music & lyrics by Bret McKenzie
Best Score: Ludovic Bource, The Artist
Best Foreign Film: I Saw the Devil
Best Documentary: Project Nim
Best Animated: Rango
Worst Film of the Year: Your Highness
State of the Race: Precursors Chart
If my chart shows anything, it’s that The Artist is leading right now for Best Picture and it looks like Lubezki might just finally win himself an Oscar for his work on The Tree of Life. Also, Jessica Chastain is going to have a problem come Oscar time because per Academy rules a performer can only be nominated for one performance per category, so she may end up splitting her votes between too many roles and end up nomination-less.
I have the chart split into three sections because otherwise it is giant.
New York Film Critics Online Name “The Artist” Best Picture, Director
Somehow I missed this on Sunday.
FILM
The Artist
DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
ACTOR
Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
ACTRESS
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Albert Brooks, Drive
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life
SCREENPLAY
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, The Descendants
FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
A Separation
DOCUMENTARY
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
ANIMATED FEATURE
The Adventures of Tintin
USE OF MUSIC
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
BREAKOUT PERFORMER
Jessica Chastain, The Tree of Life, The Help,The Debt, Take Shelter
DEBUT AS DIRECTOR
Joe Cornish, Attack the Block
ENSEMBLE CAST
Bridesmaids
TOP PICTURES OF 2011 (alphabetical)
The Artist (The Weinstein Co.)
The Descendants (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Drive (Film District)
The Help (DreamWorksPictures)
Hugo (Paramount Pictures)
Melancholia (Magnolia Pictures)
Midnight in Paris (Sony Pictures Classics)
Take Shelter (Sony Pictures Classics)
The Tree of Life (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
War Horse (Dreamworks Pictures)
Toronto Film Critics Name “The Tree of Life” Best Picture, Director
Best Picture: The Tree of Life
Best Director: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Best Actor: Michael Shannon, Take Shelter
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Best Actress: Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Chastain, Take Shelter
Best Screenplay: Moneyball
Best First Feature: Attack the Block
Best Animated Film: The Adventures of Tintin
“The Artist” Named Best Picture, Nicolas Winding Refn Best Director By Las Vegas Film Critics
Best Picture: The Artist
Top 10 Films (in order of votes):
- The Artist
- Hugo
- Moneyball
- The Descendants
- Drive
- The Help
- 50/50
- Midnight in Paris
- Shame
- Warrior
Best Foreign Film: 13 Assassins
Best Director: Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Best Actress: Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
Best Supporting Actor: Albert Brooks (Drive)
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)
Best Screenplay: Moneyball
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life
Best Costume Design: The Artist
Best Film Editing: Hugo
Best Score: The Artist
Best Visual Effects: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Animated Film: Rango
Best Documentary: Project Nim
Best Family Film: Hugo
Youth in Film: Asa Butterfield (Hugo)
Best DVD: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy
William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award: Albert Brooks
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Movie Quote of the Day – Tootsie, 1982 (dir. Sydney Pollack)
Julie: I miss Dorothy.
Michael Dorsey: You don’t have to. She’s right here. And she misses you. [beat] Look, you don’t know me from Adam. But I was a better man with you, as a woman than I ever was with a woman, as a man. You know what I mean? I just gotta learn to do it without the dress. [beat] I mean, at this point in our relationship, there might be an advantage to my wearing pants. [beat] The hard part’s over, you know? We were already. . .good friends.
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